"Fascism exists at the level of Stage One within all democratic countries ... "Giving up free institutions," especially the freedoms of unpopular groups, is recurrently attractive to citizens of Western democracies ..." -Robert Paxton, the Anatomy of Fascism

"No one is free until we are all free." -Fanny Lou Hamer

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Episode 205 - The #Fascism Question, Part II | #LeftAnchor

After unlocking our episode about the January 6 putsch, Ryan is doing a quick follow-up on our episode with John Ganz from February. This time we're talking about #RobertPaxton's book The #AnatomyOfFascism in the context of Trump lawyer John Eastman's coup memo, and various aspects of current right-wing culture. Enjoy! Also check out the Adolph Reed essay mentioned here.

https://www.leftanchor.com/e/episode-205-the-fascism-question-part-ii/